Top 100 Country Songs
Here they are ... CMT's 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music. A panel of experts has ranked the songs in order, and that list was revealed in an exclusive six-hour CMT special. These "Top 100" songs are listed in the table shown below. (Songs are listed in groups of 20; click on the tabs to see each group.)
- 1-20
- 21-40
- 41-60
- 61-80
- 81-99
| Rank | Song | Artist |
| 01 | Stand by Your Man | Tammy Wynette |
| 02 | He Stopped Loving Her Today | George Jones |
| 03 | Crazy | Patsy Cline |
| 04 | Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash |
| 05 | Your Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams |
| 06 | Friends in Low Places | Garth Brooks |
| 07 | I Fall to Pieces | Patsy Cline |
| 08 | Galveston | Glen Campbell |
| 09 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| 10 | Blue Moon of Kentucky [Live] | Bill Monroe |
| 11 | Amarillo by Morning | George Strait |
| 12 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Loretta Lynn |
| 13 | The Dance | Garth Brooks |
| 14 | Forever and Ever, Amen | Randy Travis |
| 15 | I Will Always Love You | Dolly Parton |
| 16 | Hello Darlin' | Conway Twitty |
| 17 | Take Me Home, Country Roads | John Denver |
| 18 | Hey, Good Lookin' | Hank Williams |
| 19 | I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow | none |
| 20 | Okie from Muskogee | Merle Haggard |
| Rank | Song | Artist |
| 21 | Wide Open Spaces | Dixie Chicks |
| 22 | Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain | Willie Nelson |
| 23 | The Chair | George Strait |
| 24 | Folsom Prison Blues [Live] | Johnny Cash |
| 25 | The Gambler | Kenny Rogers |
| 26 | Fancy | Reba McEntire |
| 27 | Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) | Alan Jackson |
| 28 | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | Hank Williams |
| 29 | I Hope You Dance | Lee Ann Womack |
| 30 | I Walk the Line | Johnny Cash |
| 31 | Rhinestone Cowboy | Glen Campbell |
| 32 | Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson |
| 33 | Harper Valley P.T.A. | Jeannie C. Riley |
| 34 | D-I-V-O-R-C-E | Tammy Wynette |
| 35 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 36 | King of the Road | Roger Miller |
| 37 | Breathe | Faith Hill |
| 38 | Make the World Go Away | Eddy Arnold |
| 39 | Hello Walls | Faron Young |
| 40 | Sweet Dreams | Patsy Cline |
| Rank | Song | Artist |
| 41 | El Paso | Marty Robbins |
| 42 | Delta Dawn | Tanya Tucker |
| 43 | When I Call Your Name | Vince Gill |
| 44 | Guitars, Cadillacs | Dwight Yoakam |
| 45 | Desperado | Eagles |
| 46 | Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) | Loretta Lynn |
| 47 | Boot Scootin' Boogie | Brooks & Dunn |
| 48 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles |
| 49 | Independence Day | Martina McBride |
| 50 | It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels | Kitty Wells |
| 51 | On the Other Hand | Randy Travis |
| 52 | Walking the Floor Over You | Ernest Tubb |
| 53 | Coat of Many Colors | Dolly Parton |
| 54 | Act Naturally [*] | Buck Owens |
| 55 | Mama He's Crazy | The Judds |
| 56 | If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time) | Lefty Frizzell |
| 57 | Kiss an Angel Good Morning | Charley Pride |
| 58 | Family Tradition | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 59 | Go Rest High on That Mountain | Vince Gill |
| 60 | Lovesick Blues | Hank Williams |
| Rank | Song | Artist |
| 61 | Don't Rock the Jukebox | Alan Jackson |
| 62 | Tennessee Waltz | Patti Page |
| 63 | When You Say Nothing at All | Keith Whitley |
| 64 | God Bless the U.S.A. | Lee Greenwood |
| 65 | Green, Green Grass of Home | Porter Wagoner |
| 66 | It's Your Love | Tim McGraw |
| 67 | There Stands the Glass | Webb Pierce |
| 68 | The Devil Went Down to Georgia | Charlie Daniels |
| 69 | Chiseled in Stone | Vern Gosdin |
| 70 | Don't Toss Us Away | Patty Loveless |
| 71 | A Boy Named Sue [Live] | Johnny Cash |
| 72 | You Are My Sunshine | Jimmie Davis |
| 73 | Flowers on the Wall | The Statler Brothers |
| 74 | Strawberry Wine | cDeana Carter |
| 75 | A Good Hearted Woman [Version] | Waylon Jennings |
| 76 | You're Still the One | Shania Twain |
| 77 | My Home's in Alabama | Alabama |
| 78 | Is There Life Out There | Reba McEntire |
| 79 | She's in Love With the Boy | Trisha Yearwood |
| 80 | Smoky Mountain Rain | Ronnie Milsap |
| Rank | Song | Artist |
| 81 | Should've Been a Cowboy | Toby Keith |
| 82 | Rose Garden | Lynn Anderson |
| 83 | Please Remember Me | Tim McGraw |
| 84 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| 85 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender |
| 86 | Passionate Kisses | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 87 | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You | Gene Autry |
| 88 | Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares) | Travis Tritt |
| 89 | He'll Have to Go | Jim Reeves |
| 90 | Seven Year Ache | Rosanne Cash |
| 91 | Sunday Morning Coming Down | Johnny Cash |
| 92 | Take This Job and Shove It | Johnny Paycheck |
| 93 | Something in Red | Lorrie Morgan |
| 94 | Foggy Mountain Breakdown | Flatt & Scruggs |
| 95 | I'd Be Better Off in a Pine Box | Doug Stone |
| 96 | Amazed | Lonestar |
| 97 | Faded Love | Bob Wills |
| 98 | Back in the Saddle Again | Gene Autry |
| 99 | Killin' Time | Clint Black |
There are other "Top 100" lists available in this series:
100Greatest Love Songs,
100Greatest Duets, and
100Greatest Music Videos.
